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Real Estate Agent - Century 21 Harris & Taylor

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2009 

Last time, we talked about the value of having good artwork to help sell a home. I promised that this time we'd talk about what that good artwork is. In thinking through this topic, though, I felt it was important to first insert a discussion about what that good artwork is not. (Sometimes that c...
10/26/2009
One thing I have noticed in viewing a lot of homes is that most people struggle in the area of artwork. Often it is kind of dated, kind of inexpensive looking (dare I say . . . cheap), and kind of small. Well, all that, and kind of personal, too. As a stager and real estate photographer, I am con...
10/26/2009
I am always amused when agents declare that buyers won't sign a buyer's agreement. The ones I work with do. What I've learned is that it's all in the way you approach it. There is a particular way to approach the intial counseling interview with a  buyer to set the stage for the contract. There a...
10/25/2009
Ancient Mortgage Proverb: No deal is ever 100% certain until the loan is completely paid off. There exists a chasm in communication, familiarity and point of view between agents and loan officers. Sometimes we try to act like it does not exist and we really wish it was not so. I know this chasm e...
10/25/2009
 One of today's MSN headlines caught my attention: "The 10 Healthiest Cities for Women" By Sheila Monaghan & Kelly Mickle Good for her Considering myself to be a healthy woman, I wanted to know if my city, ~ Portland, OR  ~ ranked. Seeing PORTLAND . . . placing 3rd on a list of 100 I thought was ...
10/25/2009
Retirement in Grants Pass Oregon Why Grants Pass for retirement? This area of Southern Oregon caters to retirees.  We do not have a state sales tax! Josephine County has some of the lowest property taxes in the state! Grants Pass appeals to people from all over the country because of our mild cli...
10/25/2009
Lake Selmac near Selma Oregon Along the Redwood Highway, a pleasant half hour from Grants Pass, or a few minutes from Cave Junction takes you to a place where humans are accepted but not feared. Lake Selmac is another of Josephine County's parks and the  only "lake park" in the county. You'd bett...
10/25/2009
Deer Hunting in Grants Pass Oregon The opening of deer season started a short time ago in Southern Oregon and on one of our back country trips we met a deer hunter who hadn't even seen any sign all day. As we came back into the edge of Grants Pass that is posted against hunting, the deer were all...
10/23/2009
Halloween Trick or Treating from Grants Pass Oregon Halloween is just around the corner, so I'd like to share this great JibJab sendables with everyone. Just click on the JibJab sendable below, see me and my dogs and Mr. Kitty too!  You can make your own by going to http://sendables.jibjab.com/vi...
10/23/2009
Relocate to Southern Oregon WE DON'T WANT YOU IN OUR STATE! That was the message from Oregons' governor, Tom McCall.  If I remember correctly, it was about 1970 at the national governors' conference.  He shocked the nation!  Governor McCall made national news, when he said to the world, "We welco...
10/22/2009
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